1996 Strathfield state by-election

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Liberal
Bruce MacCarthy
15,772
50.66
2.79
-
Labor
Jane Timbrell
10,484
33.68
6.67
-
Democrats
Amelia Newman
1,793
5.76
+0.80
-
Call to Australia
Janne Peterson
1,460
4.69
-
-
Greens
Damien Maher
1,323
4.25
-
-
Independent
Richard Hill
298
0.96
-
Informal votes
Informal votes
Informal votes
744
2.33
3.21
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
31,874
83.53
9.88
Two-party-preferred result
Two-party-preferred result
Two-party-preferred result
Two-party-preferred result
Two-party-preferred result
Two-party-preferred result
-
Liberal
Bruce MacCarthy
17,462
58.24
+2.28
-
Labor
Jane Timbrell
12,522
41.76
2.28
-
Liberal hold
Liberal hold
Swing
+2.28
-

Question: How did the Liberal Party do on the Two-party-preferred result?
Answer: In Strathfield, the Liberal Party gained a swing of 2.28% on a two-party preferred basis.